You stare as the fence silently pulses, ready to shock curious sheep away. The pulse gives them time to retreat, to let go. If the power was continuous, you and the sheep would be stuck, glued to the ... [+]
Lucia Cascioli is a Canadian writer. She has written nine books and is pursuing an MLitt in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. "Points" is in Short Circuit #07, Short Édition's quarterly review.
"You don't have enough points, sir.""Yes, that's true, but I'll pay the difference," the old man said to the operator."That's not how the credit card plan works anymore," she explained. "The rules have changed. You have to make purchases that add up to the total amount of points to fly.""I have to go to my granddaughter's wedding. Do you understand?" he asked. "I haven't seen her since she was two years old."The operator couldn't see that he was clutching a picture of his granddaughter in his hand. It was faded and curled at the edges. He had carried it in his wallet for the past 25 years—star
